Health Information Specialist

ALASKA HEART INSTITUTE; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Profit Sharing 401K

HSA

FSA

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

PTO starting at 5.84 hours per pay</n>

Job summary

Alaska Heart Institute seeks a Health Information Services Specialist in Anchorage to handle electronic and paper health information, release of information, data analysis for chart completion, and indexing of documentation. Responsibilities include extracting chart data for clinical care, building patient health profiles across EMR systems, and responding to clinical staff requests.

Qualified candidates will have a High School Diploma, knowledge of medical terminology, and at least two years in

Qualifications

• Experience in health information services or medical records preferred.
• Data analysis to ensure completeness of records for chart completion.
• Ability to build chart recommendation patient health profiles between EMR databases.

Responsibilities

• Extract information from medical records relevant for clinical care.
• Build chart recommendation profiles between EMR databases.
• Assist with weekly audits to ensure chart prep is complete and timelines are met.
• Respond to requests from Clinical staff for charts or medical information.

Skills

Data analysis

Chart preparation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Knowledge of medical terminology

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Anchorage - ANCHORAGE, AK 99508

JOB TITLE: Health Information Services Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Support Services

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Responsible for a variety of tasks in health information services such as; processing electronic and paper health information for the release of information; data analysis to ensure completeness of records for chart completion; retrieval, prepping, scanning and indexing of paper documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for extracting information for a medical record that is relevant for clinical care.
• Responsible for building the chart recommendation patient health profiles between EMR databases.
• Assists with performing weekly audits to ensure chart prep is complete and all other department tasks are following appropriate timelines.
• Responds to requests from Clinical staff for charts or medical information.

PAY RANGE: $24-28/hr to start (dependent upon experience)

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Colonial Life Elective Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Profit Sharing 401K
• HSA
• FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• PTO- starting at up to 5.84 hours per pay period (increases with years of service)
• 8 paid holidays per year
• FMLA

This job description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent. Knowledge of medical terminology.

EXPERIENCE

1. Minimum of two years’ experience in Medical Records setting preferred.
2. Knowledge of medical terminology desirable.
3. Computer experience required.